facial art

gratitude

Tara could come over and spend the night ~ Sloane

taking Sloane and Tara to a revival of Princess Bride ~ Relyn

Princess Bride ~ Jeffrey

Every Valentine's Day, I give all my students a big, juicy lipstick kiss. This creative little thing turned it into a work of art. 

Uncle Robert

gratitude

swimming ~ Sloane

I am so grateful that Sloane has a teacher that really gets her & appreciates her. ~ Relyn

Mr. Mahn ~ Jeffrey

Relyn's Uncle Robert @ Ibu's house

Grammy and Uncle Robert

gratitude

warm pajamas ~ Sloane

an evening at home ~ Relyn

time to talk to Sloane ~ Jeffrey

in Ibu's backyard

Plinko

gratitude

swimming ~ Sloane

time to visit with friends this evening ~ Relyn

small group ~ Jeffrey

This Valentine box really was a working Plinko game.  She even brought prizes for the winners.

Minion yell

gratitude

my iPod ~ Sloane

family movie night ~ Relyn

Sloane and Relyn ~ Jeffrey

a student and his wonderful Minion Valentine box

kissing his mom

gratitude

warm food ~ Sloane

we got so much accomplished on this warm winter Sunday ~ Relyn

kids who really enjoyed Sunday School today ~ Jeffrey

messy kisses at Relyn's class Valentine pary

@ Wicked

gratitude

nice warm weather ~ Lauren
banana bread ~ Sloane

a nice evening playing cards and taking walks with the girls ~ Relyn

finding a good tire for Relyn's car ~ Jeffrey

What a wonderful show!

Orpheum

gratitude

art ~ Sloane

we have been enjoying the Olympics so much ~ Relyn

a kids who is not a big reader is excited about reading A River Runs Through It ~ Jeffrey

at the Orpheum after Wicked

Sloane

gratitude

swimming ~ Sloane

a husband who comes and rescues me from flat tires ~ Relyn

Relyn's flat ended up being the problem tire and not another ~ Jeffrey

Sloane in the hotel lobby on our way to Wicked

Beale Street view

gratitude

youth group ~ Sloane

girl night with Kelly and never running out of things to talk about ~ Relyn

my CPAP lets me sleep even when I am sick ~ Jeffrey

After Wicked we enjoyed walking down Beale Street.  

a Thai appetizer

gratitude

finishing my homework ~ Sloane

digging into the Word with friends ~ Relyn

a great Bible study and people's reaction to starting new small groups ~ Jeffrey

Son-in-law Eggs appetizer from Bhan Thai in Memphis, Tennessee

eat more chicken

gratitude

the best friend chicken in the entire world ~ Sloane

seeing the duck walk at the Peabody ~ Relyn

Gus' fried chicken ~ Jeffrey

the sign hanging up inside Gus'

WIcked

gratitude

Wicked ~ Sloane

sharing Wicked with Sloane ~ Relyn

great Thai food, especially spicy old man ~ Jeffrey

We took Sloane to see Memphis in Tulsa for her birthday gift.  Her Valentine gift was a t-shirt from the show.

kisses from Mrs. Lawson

gratitude

Alex coming over ~ Sloane

a restful Sabbath &a new bathroom floor ~ Relyn

our toilet got repaired ~ Jeffrey

I give all my students lipstick kisses for Valentine's Day.  This sweet girl wanted more. 

Valentine's goodies from my kids

spending the night with Sloane ~ Alex
Nerf biathlons with Alex ~ Sloane
my wonderful, thoughtful husband and a bag full of perfect presents, watching Sloane and Alex enjoy the Nerf guns, my sweet Taylor and Sean and the roses and candy from them  Relyn
my kids are loving poetry so much in English III ~ Jeffrey

These are the Valentine's Day goodies from Sloane and my friends. 

at the park

gratitude

my puppies ~ Sloane

the adorable Valentines Sloane and I made ~ Relyn

my kids are loving poetry so much in English III  ~ Jeffrey

playing with the Waterlogue app

such gorgeous eyes

gratitude

an incredible prayer time at youth ~ Sloane

getting to go home early ~ Relyn

friendships among the men at church ~ Jeffrey

He'd been eating a pink frosted cupcake.  

Twizzler mustache

gratitude

Pumpkin, our adopted cat ~ Sloane

giggling children ~ Relyn

a study in Nehemiah ~ Jeffrey

There are not many more things more fun than photographing silly children. 

mother/ daughter

gratitude

sleep ~ Sloane

watching the Olympics ~ Relyn

watching the Olympics ~ Jeffrey

An old cell phone photo of Sloane and Relyn. 

Rupert

gratitude

 the Olympics ~ Sloane

Jeffrey's cooking ~ Relyn

Chinese food ~ Jeffrey

More stuffies.  These are old pictures.  I have GOT to get out my camera. 

Arlen, the wolf

gratitude

the U.S. already won some medals ~ Sloane

the way Jeffrey always takes care of his girls ~ Relyn

watching the Olympics ~ Jeffrey

Another of Sloane's stuffie collection. 

Sausage

gratitude

the Olympics ~ Sloane

the Olympics ~ Relyn

the Olympics are starting ~ Jeffrey
that Jeffrey fixed dinnern tonight and we watched the Olympics together ~ Ibu
the end of a very long, hard week ~ Bapak

This is one of Sloane's many, many stuffed animals.  This one was made for her by her friend Alex. 

Full Moon cafe

gratitude

warm blankets ~ Sloane

a terrific Probuditi lesson today ~ Relyn

 I am thankful I got my work done. ~ Jeffrey

I have a passion for fonts, typefaces, typography, and design.  This cafe is in Tulsa and I snapped this image as we drove past in heavy traffic. 

Springfield

gratitude

Getting Dad's sling fixed. ~ Sloane

We're going back to school tomorrow. ~ Relyn

I was able to figure out how to fix my sling. ~ Jeffrey

Our town.

delicious Siam rolls

gratitude

 a day at home with Sloane ~ Sloane

not going to school today ~ Relyn

being able to do the sling with Sloane ~ Jeffrey

These are the amazing Siam rolls from Bamboo Thai in Tulsa.  YUM!

sherbet colors

gratitude

late start ~ Sloane

late start and sleeping in ~ Relyn

meeting with my guys ~ Jeffrey

We found an excellent Thai restaurant on our recent trip to Tulsa.  They brought these gorgeous things out to us like chips and salsa when you eat Mexican.  When we asked, we were told they are shrimp chips. 

my set up for the great stuffie project

gratitude

cupcakes ~ Sloane

starting a FANTASTIC new book & napping on the couch ~ Relyn

cheese fudge ~ Jeffrey

I still have a long way to go on this project.  Sloane has many, many, many stuffies.

excited at the band concert

gratitude

learning a new weave with Daddy~ Sloane

a day to rest ~ Relyn

Sloane and I figuring out a weave to make a paracord sling ~ Jeffrey

Can you tell I am running out of pictures?  This one is over a month old.  I've gotta bust out the camera more often.